Police in Coleraine are seeking the assistance of the public to locate missing 21-year-old Anthony Sharkey from the Coleraine area.

Anthony was last seen on Thursday 15th October at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

It is believed Anthony left the hospital and took a taxi to the Coleraine authorities do not know where he may have gone after.

Anthony is around 5 feet 10 inches tall, of slim build with short brown hair and blue eyes, and has a distinctive tattoo on his neck with the word 'lucky'.

Anyone who knows of his whereabouts is being urged to contact police in Coleraine.